Over the course of 2014, Indiewire was lucky enough to speak with some of the year's most talked-about talent, many of whom went on to earn Oscar nominations yesterday for their stellar work. Below, find links to every respective interview.

Bennett Miller and I have learned to talk to one another, over time. He doesn't give up his secrets easily. He's a serious, ambitious, deeply careful and precise filmmaker, who likes to take his time, and think, and explore, and find the heart of the story that fascinates him.